So 10 minutes before heading to the park yesterday, I did this:
I know what you’re probably thinking….can this girl do anything besides dyed onesies and freezer paper stenciling? I promise I can. But truly, my babies live in comfortable clothing and simple styles for the first year of life. So a 10 minute project is how we roll……..

And always “Press” with an iron afterward to heat-set the paint.

Of course the secret to making it a 10 min project is the blow dryer. I’m such an antsy pants these days, waiting for paint to dry. So a blow dryer is the only way I do stenciling now. I just can’t wait to peel back the paper and see the new design!
I heart hearts.
and big stuffed Rollie Pollies.
and chunky leg rolls.
(and matching our furniture. It was totally random that I happened to be wearing orange and white).
For more heart inspiration, check out Delia’s new blanket. Isn’t her Natalie just the cutest little thing?!

Dana I love how your outfit matches your roly poly… and you look FABULOUS! Wow. Also that little girl is the cutest… I also love the leg rolls! My 18 month old has never been very chubby so I cherish every little roll 🙂

I second the leg rolls! Love them also. Lucky lady…you are surrounded by cute!
I have some freezer paper begging to be used for summer apparel. I will be using the hairdryer trick this time around. I need all the extra time I can get!

Seriously though, embellishing onesies is so easy! I put some big satin ribbon bows on, lace cameos, lots and lots of freezer paper stencilling! Especially when you head to the opshops and pick up secondhand onesies and tees for 50c!

I have to stop with the tiny stuff though, I have made too much cute newborn stuff and she’s going to be born in our winter, which is freezing up here on the range, sooo she might not get much use of the ridiculous little lace and ruffled skirts and dresses!

Super cute. I have been doing a lot of freezer paper stenciling myself but haven’t bought white paint because I wasn’t sure about how much the color of the fabric would show through. Your heart looks good though, so I might try it.

yea. I love using white but like you said, sometimes you need more than one coat to make it look really good. This time around though….I only did one coat and tried my best to spread the paint real evenly. You can still see very small bits of purple showing, but I like how it looks compared to a thick layer of paint.

i too love knits on babies, and secretly cringe when i see wovens on infants. My kids almost wore knits exclusively for their first 2 years! way more important to be comfortable, and getting a woven to fit properly is difficult on chubby roundness.

I went to WalMart on Monday to pick up a bunch of white onesies and some pink RIT, and every single white onesie in my daughter’s size was gone, in all the brands! I wondered if someone else had the same idea 🙂 That, or my WalMart was living up to its frustrating potential of having nothing that I need…
And freezer paper stenciling never gets old 🙂

love this! so smart and simple. i’ve been hand-stitching shapes onto my son’s t-shirts and onesies but this is much quicker and so darn cute. i’m going to try it. and love that this purple onesie matches your logo 🙂

What a great gift idea!
And oh my goodness could your baby get any cuter???
The answer would be No. LOL
You and Delia have me seriously getting the baby pangs!
With a 12 year old and a 6 year old, I am hoping to just admire yours:)
~Michelle

I’m closing on a house in Round Rock on May 9th, so we will only be sharing the same church building for about one more week. 🙂 You, Dayna, and I (and whoever, if you already have a playgroup or something) should go to a park sometime!

I did some stencilling yesterday and with 3 coats (white paint over a brown T) and the trusty hairdryer it came out awesome!!!

Had some trouble finding the same freezer paper that you used as in Australia the paper in the grocery store is more like plastic film, but i found out our craft stores sell the freezer paper… weird huh?

Shut the front door! Do you mean to tell me that freezer paper can be ironed on to fabric and then peeled away? Why have I never known this before!! I’m so excited to work on some new projects for our foster baby! Thanks for that handy piece of info!

Oh Dana! You always make me wish I knew how to sew {but that sewing machine that my mom got me for Christmas three years ago is just going to have to wait to be used until my babies get a little older…and then I’ll wish for little babies to make cute things for}. But, this? This I can do!!

I just logged on to Amazon to find sleeveless onesies because we are going to spend our first summer in the Arizona heat and I think some cute dyed/stenciled sleeveless onesies will be perfect for my little one.

Keep those pictures of your precious kiddos coming. Love them all! {And, congrats on the second book! Maybe I’ll be sewing by the time it comes out!}